The Pulse for the Week of February 13th, 2024

On February 13, 1314, King Edward II banned soccer in London with a royal order “to forbid playing this godless game within the town walls under penalty of imprisonment.” To the day 710 years later, our guest speaker Lisa Wrightsman countered with an inspiring presentation that underscored the beneficial impacts of playing soccer for formerly […]


The Pulse for the Week of January 30th, 2024

President Todd called the meeting to order and Maggie Hopkins gave a Thought for the Day which perfectly in line with our speaker’s subject as she quoted Isabella Montague, “Much like the aging of fine wine, our journey through life is a nuanced and intricate experience, evolving with time and shaping our character in unexpected […]


The Pulse for the Week of January 23, 2024

President Todd Koolakian called the Rotary Club of Sacramento to order for January 23, 2024. Steve Huffman opened the proceedings with a Thought of the Day noting the civic contributions of women from Sacramento’s earliest days. Those who arrived with the Gold Rush were almost all young men. However, especially with the arrival of Sisters […]


The Pulse for the Week of January 9, 2024

Tuesday’s gloomy weather was overwhelmed by the vibrant energy of our membership when President Todd Koolakian called the Rotary Club of Sacramento to order for the first meeting of 2024. In keeping with the day’s theme of volunteerism and service, Judge Bill Shubb provided a Thought for the Day on the nature of pro bono […]


The Pulse for the Week of December 19, 2023

One of the club’s treasured traditions was renewed at the club’s annual Daughters Day celebration. President Todd called the meeting to order and immediately handed the gavel to Libby Rose Pavelchik, granddaughter of Roy Alexander. President Libby applauded Elfrena Foord for beautiful holiday piano music during the wine reception. She thanked greeters Evelyn and Penelope […]


The Pulse for the Week of December 12, 2023

It was a big day at ye olde Rotary Club this week, as we crowned our next President Elect-Elect in the last of the President-Todd-led meetings of the year (but don’t forget about Daughter’s Day next week y’all!). After the usual thank you’s for those that made this week’s meeting tick — including Maggie Hopkins, […]


The Pulse for the Week of November 28, 2023

Lev Kaganovich used the Thought of the Day as an introduction to our annual Foundation Day, celebrating all our members have given to improve the lives of so many. “It’s up to us to be part of it,” he said. Gary Bazlen, a foundation trustee, announced that our members had donated and fundraised more than […]


The Pulse for the Week of November 14th, 2023

Equal is not Equity.  Listen to others – those like you and those not like you.  Give what is needed where the need is.  We can make a difference. These are themes that ran through our meeting today. After a call to order by President Todd, the Thought for the Day was eloquently presented by […]


The Pulse for the Week of September 26th, 2023

The Pulse As our fully engaged club prepares for this week’s Sacramento Century cycling event benefiting the Crisis Nursery, we took a bit of time to celebrate the arts. But first, President Todd thanked our greeters for the day, Steve Brandenburger, Kerry Wood, and Bhavnesh Makin. Nancy Teichert’s thought for the day stressed the importance […]


The Pulse for the Week of September 19th, 2023

The Pulse By Nancy Teichert President Todd Koolakian opened the meeting by thanking our cheerful greeters PP Walter Dahl, PP Peter Dannenfeiser, and Jim Culleton. Cell phone photography was provided by Jim Henderson. The wine reception was hosted by Golden Pacific Bank. Thought for the Day presenter PP Dan McVeigh reminded all of us to […]